Mitchell’s debut poetry collection, The Size of the Horizon, or, I Explained Everything to the Trees, is available from Match Factory Editions and can be ordered here. Also, he is seeking representation for his debut novel about a basketball player who gets a second chance.
POEMS
For poems from 2020 and earlier, see this page.
“A Jackass Learns to Call Them Groundhogs Now” and “Book Maples” in Paddler Press – Download volume 7 here.
“A Jackass Offers an Apology” in Olney Magazine
“Aluminum Gods of ’81” and “I Always Coached Point Guards to Dribble with a Purpose” in The Under Review
“[Attention Grabber Goes Here]” in English Journal
“Baseball Dust” and “Kid Glove” in HAD
“Bourbon in a Santa Mug” in HAD
“Church in Summer” and “Floating” in Louisiana Literature
“The Cow That Hangs Back Is Still in the Herd” in trampset
“Desire/Knowledge/Integrity/Humility/Perspective/Truth” in 433 (inspired by this EP)
“The 5 Ws on a Compass” in HAD
“Fungus” in Nurture: “Fungus” was also nominated for Best of the Net 2021.
“‘I Go to Work’ by Kool Moe Dee” in Major 7th Magazine
“I’d Rather Be” in Moist Poetry Journal
“In the Bubble,” “Three-Pointer,” and “Balance” in Words & Sports Quarterly
“Inaugust” in Great Lakes Review
“It’s All High Tide Now” in The Hopper
“Koan for Washing Dishes” in Whale Road Review
“Leaves” and “A Jackass Looks at the Dutch & Faces a Truth” in The Night Heron Barks
“Leaves” reprinted in Blue Mountain Review
“Life Plays up on You, or, a Gary Payton Ars Poetica, or, Dream Shake the Ghosts” in HAD
“Matters” in Rise Up Review
“Monumental” in Wine Cellar Press (This site appears to have ceased to exist, unfortunately.)
“Nightcrawling” in the anthology Marvelous Verses
“Periodic” in Plum Recruit
“Rebuilding Fire” in HAD
“7:15 a.m., third floor, making copies,” runner up in the Green Mountain Club 2021 Poetry Contest
“The Spine” in HAD
“They Ask Questions” in Stone Circle Review
“To Someday Whisper” in Stone Circle Review
“To Sparrows” in Bear Review
“Together, A Way” in Variant Lit (finalist in Variant Literature’s First Annual Pizza Prize)
“We Should Do That” in HAD
Collaborations: “There is No Answer to the Simplicity of Weather” with Leigh Chadwick in Heavy Feather Review, “Day-to-Day” and “What Swallows but Doesn’t See” with Leigh Chadwick in Handwritten & Co., and “Steve Blass Goes to Louisville” with Leigh Chadwick in Words & Sports Quarterly. All are collected in Leigh’s book Sophomore Slump, from Malarkey Books.
FICTION
“Blood and Dust” in Flyover Country
“How Many Times We Pray” in Psaltery & Lyre
“Scars” in Rejection Letters
“Somewhere” in Porcupine Literary
NONFICTION
“Buckets,” an essay in How to Write a Novel, ed. by Aaron Burch, available from Autofocus Books
“Jalen Rose: In Defense of Michigan” in HeadFake Hoops
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